Alex Lowry dropped to Rangers B team as Ibrox future hangs in the balance
Alex Lowry has been dropped to the Rangers B team for the most recent pre-season game with his future at the club up in the air, according to Football Scotland.
Writing on their website (22 July), the news outlet report that the highly-rated youngster travelled with the reserves to Leicester City’s training ground for a clash with OH Leuven rather than with the first-team to play against Hamburg.
But that could point to the player heading away from the first-team picture at Ibrox this summer, with a loan move to Holland already mooted for the talented midfielder.
“The playmaker was a late sub in the game against Newcastle in midweek and did well in the short time he was on the pitch, going close with a late strike,” they wrote.
“But with Kemar Roofe and Tom Lawrence back available for the Ibrox side, it appears Michael Beale has decided he would be better off playing for the B team.”
Baffling
Lowry is one of the best academy products to come out of Rangers in recent years, and yet somehow he can’t get a sniff in the first-team despite regularly impressing when being given a chance.
A super technical midfielder who isn’t afraid to put his foot into a tackle, Lowry was no doubt excited to see Michael Beale return to Ibrox last year as he would have been expecting to get a chance in the first-team.
But injuries held him back and now a huge squad overhaul seems to have made him the forgotten man, and Beale is clearly prioritising more senior players for his first full season in charge.
Lowry should be looking to go elsewhere and play regular football to ensure that his development doesn’t stagnate with another year on the sidelines.
It’s a real shame as Rangers fans would love to see him get a real run in the team and make it, but Beale seems to have different plans for the youngster if this is anything to go by.
In other Rangers news, Beale has confirmed “we have an agreement” for another transfer.